amivitale
Dec 18, 2019
Photo by @amivitale. Despite the tremendously disappointing end to #COP25, I still have great hope because I know there are people like @hindououmar in the world, pictured here collecting water with the women of the village of Gouwa, about 100 miles north of NíDjamena, the capital of Chad. @hindououmar is a member of the Mbororo pastoralist community. At the age of 15, she founded the Association of Indigenous Peul Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), an organization focused on rights and environmental protection. Since then, she has taken her work on behalf of indigenous peoples, women and the environment to the highest levels. Most recently she addressed the delegates at #COP25 urging action. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @hindououmar was also named the 2019 Pritzker Environmental Genius by @uclaioes, an award I'm proud to have nominated her for. The award recognizes an environmental leader, under the age of 40, who is on the verge of making lasting change in the field of environmental sustainability. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I recently visited @hindououmar in Chad on behalf of @rippleeffectimages where she showed me more about her work harnessing the knowledge the indigenous community there regarding water and climate change. Learn more by following along here and at @rippleeffectimages ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @conservationorg @photography.for.good @natgeo @natgeoimagecollection @thephotosociety @nikonusa #PritzkerEnvironmentalGeniusAward #inspiring #inspiration #humanitarian #wisdom #climatechange #mitigation #pritzkergeniusaward #globalwarming #adaption #mbororo #indigenous #indigneouspeople #letgirlslearn #educateagirl #thefutureisfemale #education #nikonnofilter #nikonlove #globalwarming #climateemergency #climateadvocacy #climateadaption #therippleeffect #rippleeffectimages #rippleeffect (at Chad) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ORStnBCkq/?igshid=1xzxvsurz9p9e
pocketglobalhealth
Jan 1, 2019
It all started when a guy wanted to create a better sanitary pad for his wife. And now there's a new documentary about the impact of his work.
freewomenwriters
Oct 2, 2018
Read Wadia's incredible poem on our website. Link in bio. . . . . . . #War #AfghanistanWar #WomensRights #LetGirlsLearn #GirlsEducation #Afghanistan #AfghanWomen #Poetry https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob5Ot_hTzZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ex9gaj5ln3po
glblctzn
May 3, 2018
When we lift girls up, the whole world benefits. Take action for girls' education.⠀
(📷: Rui Vieira/AP)
ontosenegal
Mar 11, 2018
On #internationalwomensday I completed a training with these amazing women. They work for various NGOs in East Africa, and they are trying to end harmful practices such as child marriage and female genital cutting.
pinkguacamole
Apr 7, 2017
One of my last photos in front of my house of two years in Tsarasambo! No running water, no electricity, bad phone reception, but still a wonderful home -especially with neighbors like Fael and Flora who will be co-presidents of Madagascar one day. Or maybe just Flora… She’s a boss. 💁🏾
peacecorps
Mar 26, 2017
Meet Bochra
Born in a small Amazigh village, Bochra’s journey to university has been fraught with obstacles. Let Girls Learn has been an initiative Bochra has fought for with her life—and one she continues to embody.
thetechgirlsblog
Feb 9, 2017
My LetGirlsLearn Experience
by Karima, Morocco, TG2015
I participated in two exchange programs: TechGirls and LetGirlsLearn and I will say something I’ve always been saying and always will: Exchange programs are golden opportunities; most of the things I learned were from these programs, and for that I‘ll always be grateful.
LetGirlsLearn is a United States government initiative to ensure adolescent girls get the education they deserve. In this program, 22 Moroccan girls and 22 Liberian girls got the chance to travel to the United States of America and visit the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in the White House.
Being part of something like this is so important to me and it is considered one the amazing things that has ever happened to me because during this program, I met amazing people like Mrs Obama, the beautiful actresses Meryl Streep and Frieda Pinto, and the talented CNN journalist Isha Sesay. I met 44 beautiful and strong young girls who overcame many obstacles and fought so hard to get the education which is rightfully theirs. I heard their stories, I shared my story with them and I learned that perseverance and resilience are two major elements to be successful and conquer anything.
I love this program because it made me realize something very important which is that girls are still struggling to get education, still working or getting married at an early age instead of sitting in a classroom where they belong. Therefore, looking at myself and what I’ve accomplished so far, everything would mean nothing if I did not use what I have to help other girls around the world.
This program was an amazing opportunity that taught me a lot of things and broadened my way of thinking and seeing things; it made me believe that if you work so hard for something, you will succeed. Something Michelle Obama said, “There is no magical dust, it just takes hard work” will always stick with me.
In addition, I want to say something for all the students, the young, the ambitious, the future leaders: if you want to see the world differently, open your eyes on many cultures and gain so much knowledge, EXCHANGE PROGRAMS is the answer.
